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Obama announced a large-scale immigration reform

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Source:http://www.tigloncn.com

Release on :2014-11-22

President Barack Obama has unveiled the biggest changes to the US immigration system in decades, removing the threat of deportation hanging over nearly 5m people. Mr Obama said allowing unauthorised immigrants with long-term ties to the US to “come out of the shadows and get right with the law” was part of the American ideal. “He needs to understand something,” said Mitch McConnell, the incoming Republican Senate majority leader, on Thursday. If President Obama acts in defiance of the people and imposes his will on the country, Congress will act. “For all the back-and-forth of Washington, we have to remember that this debate is about something bigger. It’s about who we are as a country, and who we want to be for future generations,” the president said.